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Experts in the investigation and reenactment of accidents, including analysis of vehicle mechanical failure, industrial accidents, damage and product liability. Failure Analysis experts serve as expert witnesses and forensic consultants in Northwest Territories legal matters, and provide expert reports and testimony for judges, attorneys, lawyers, law firms, insurance companies and government agencies in Federal and state court trials and arbitrations in Northwest Territories.

Real-World Forensic Engineering, LLCProfessor Jahan Rasty, President & CEO Lubbock, TXAs the founding president of RWFE, Dr.
Rasty is assisted by a staff of Masters and
PhD-level Mechanical & Electrical
Engineers. Dr. Rasty has 30+ years of
experience in investigating over 750
accidents, and testifying as an expert
witness in over 250 depositions and 12
court appearances on behalf of both
Plaintiffs (60%) and Defendants (40%). As
a full-time professor
of mechanical engineering, as well as the
director of the post-graduate forensic
engineering program at Texas Tech
University, Dr. Rasty has taught over 25
upper level and graduate courses in the
areas of Failure Analysis, Metallurgy,
Design, Safety Engineering, Materials
Science, Dynamics of Motion, and Stress
Analysis. Dr. Rasty's expertise areas have
been effectively utilized in Products and
Premises Liability cases involving design,
manufacturing, or marketing defects. Dr.
Rasty has successfully served as a
technical expert in cases involving Fire &
Explosion, Safety Engineering,
Warning/Marketing Defects, Slip & Fall
Incidents, Boilers and Pressure Vessels,
Fasteners,Ladders, Tree Stands, Chairs,
Medical Devices ..... and much more.

Head Of Engineering, LLCMichael C. Head, PE, LEED AP BD+C Atlanta, GAMr. Head has more than 35 years of
structural engineering analysis design and
project/construction management
experience throughout Saudi Arabia and
the United States. His investigation design
and construction experience make him
highly qualified to engage in forensic
investigations and to assist the design
construction and legal communities.

Joseph Quinn, MS, PE, is a Forensic Metallurgist and Metallurgical Engineering consultant. Mr. Quinn is a Registered Professional Engineer in 5 states and has provided over 1,000 Failure Analysis investigations on metallic and non-metallic (glass, plastic, rubber, and composite) materials or products.
Mr. Quinn provides metallurgical and materials consultation, expert witness testimony, and forensic failure analysis for civil litigation (with retention by defendants and plaintiffs), insurance claims, and industrial failures. He has received awards in the International Metallographic Contest and has conducted numerous presentations on metallurgical engineering and failure analysis subjects at universities, ASM meetings, and industry events.

Robertson ConsultingJames G. Robertson MSc, P.E. Silver Spring, MDMr. Robertson analyzed the local controls and SCADA equipment of Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) for their role in the 2010 natural gas explosion and fire. This culminated in a $2.25 billion penalty case brought by the State of California against the utility PG&E;

Metallurgical Technologies, Inc.Samuel Pendergrass Mooresville, NCMetallurgical Technologies, Inc. (MTi) has the experience and ability to provide technical support and expert consulting on metallurgical engineering issues and cause of failure in litigation and insurance claims. MTi will provide detailed, well documented reports of our investigation, and testimony will be given by highly qualified and registered Professional Engineers, specializing in the discipline of metallurgical engineering.